What happened Shares of electric-vehicle (EV) charging-infrastructure company Blink Charging (NASDAQ: BLNK) fell as much as 10.4% in trading Friday after reporting third-quarter 2020 earnings. Shares of this growth stock closed the week down 7.1% for the day. So what Third-quarter revenue was up 18% from a year ago to $0.9 million, and net loss was $3.9 million, or $0.12 per share. This fell well below the $1.8 million in revenue and $0.09 loss per share that analysts expected. Image source: Getty Images. Management said that product sales increased by 74% to $0.6 million as 668 EV charging stations were sold, deployed, or acquired. But the slowdown in business activity across the U.S. has slowed the company's growth. Third-quarter growth looks particularly weak when compared to 84% revenue growth for the first nine months of 2020. Now what There are going to be ups and downs in a new business like EV charging, and this is one of the down quarters. But the adoption of electric vehicles is picking up. When more people return to work, I think demand will pick up as well. For long-term investors, this is just a buying opportunity, and I don't see any major reason to change your investment thesis after one quarter that fell short of Wall Street's guess at earnings. 10 stocks we like better than Blink Charging CoWhen investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Blink Charging Co wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of October 20, 2020 Travis Hoium has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.Source